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Re: Last Big Win?

My favorite bulldog player of all time Byron Newton made the shot to send it to OT.

I was in BR for that game, don't remember who scored last to force OT. I actually remembered as LSU rallying to force OT late.

Byron Newton, did, a few days earlier, hit a 3 to send the game at #1 ranked Syracuse into OT. We had trailed 24-4 to open the game and came all the way back to force OT, only to run out of gas....and players....as the zebras made sure we'd be missing some starters for OT.

Re: Last Big Win?

Originally Posted by dawg80

I was in BR for that game, don't remember who scored last to force OT. I actually remembered as LSU rallying to force OT late.

Byron Newton, did, a few days earlier, hit a 3 to send the game at #1 ranked Syracuse into OT. We had trailed 24-4 to open the game and came all the way back to force OT, only to run out of gas....and players....as the zebras made sure we'd be missing some starters for OT.

Re: Last Big Win?

Originally Posted by dawg80

Egad! I hope not! That's 28 years ago.

And, as I recall, we were the #9 seed and they #8. So, not a big upset or anything.

I just hope that I get to see our Dawgs win another NCAA tournament game in my lifetime. Iím 52 and it has been 27 years since we even made the tourney and 29 years since we won a game. It still baffles me that we had the leading rebounder (Paul Millsap) in the NCAA for 3 consecutive seasons and couldnít even sniff a bid during that time. The glory days of Coaches Russo and Eagles are long behind us and the way we have opened up conference play in 2017-2018, I donít expect much this year.

Re: Last Big Win?

Originally Posted by LaTechRandy

It still baffles me that we had the leading rebounder (Paul Millsap) in the NCAA for 3 consecutive seasons and couldnít even sniff a bid during that time...

If we would have had a center and moved Millsap over to PF that could have been another great stretch for LA Tech basketball. We were always undersized in the conference tourney though vs Nevada's 6'-11" C and 6'-10" PF. The Lady Techsters have the same problem matching up our 6-0/6-1 centers vs everyone else's 6-3+ centers.

Re: Last Big Win?

Originally Posted by DogsWin

If we would have had a center and moved Millsap over to PF that could have been another great stretch for LA Tech basketball. We were always undersized in the conference tourney though vs Nevada's 6'-11" C and 6'-10" PF. The Lady Techsters have the same problem matching up our 6-0/6-1 centers vs everyone else's 6-3+ centers.

But at the same time.. during his time here millsap has the skill set of a great center. He didnít shoot jumpers and even then the stretch 4 was a thing.